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New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
Executive Order 111: Requirements
to Purchase Renewable Energy
Summary of Implementation of
Recommendations at 15 Audited
Entities (Follow-Up)

Purpose
To assess the extent of implementation, as of January 10, 2013, of the 57 recommendations
included in our series of 15 audits conducted in 2008. These audits assessed compliance with
Executive Order 111 requirements for State agencies and public authorities to purchase increasing
amounts of energy from renewable sources.

Background
Executive Order 111 (Order) was a broad initiative that directed State agencies and certain public
authorities to be more energy efficient and environmentally proactive. The New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was designated as the lead agency responsible
for coordinating implementation and assisting other State agencies to fulfill their responsibilities.
Section IV of the Order required that, by 2005, each covered agency seek to purchase enough
energy from renewable technologies to meet 10 percent of its electrical needs. This target
percentage increased to 20 percent by 2010.

Key Findings

Each of the 15 State entities made progress in correcting the problems we originally identified,
but more improvement could have occurred. Of 57 recommendations included in our
original reports, 34 were fully implemented, 11 were partially implemented, and 12 were not
implemented at all. Only six entities implemented every recommendation.

Ultimately, only about half of the entities met the Order's goal of increasing renewable energy
purchases to 20 percent of usage by 2010. Previously, only about one quarter of them had met
the 2005 interim goal of 10 percent.

The eight entities that met the 2010 goal included two that our initial audits had labeled as
being "at-risk" of not succeeding. Renewable energy purchases ranged from 20 percent at
the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to a high of 88 percent by the
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

Of the seven entities that did not meet the goal, four showed performance declines through
2010 rather than improvements. Final results ranged from lows of zero at the Rochester-
Genesee Regional Transportation Authority and only 1/10th of one percent at the Department
of Transportation, to highs of over 19 percent at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and
18 percent at the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Although the Order has now been replaced with Executive Order 88 and NYSERDA is no longer
directly responsible for implementation, our follow up observation that better facilitation,
communication and reporting could have improved compliance with Executive Order 111
should be applied going forward with the implementation of Executive Order 88.

Key Recommendations

None

Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority: Compliance with Executive Order
111: Requirements to Purchase Power from Renewable Sources (2008-S-74)

State Government Accountability Contact Information:Audit Director: John BuycePhone: (518) 474-3271; Email:StateGovernmentAccountability@osc.state.ny.usAddress: Office of the State Comptroller; Division of State Government Accountability; 110 State Street, 11th Floor; Albany, NY 12236